Self-killing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The killing of oneself; suicide. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of self-kill form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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sillycidesuicidesuicism

Etymology

Etymology 1

From self-kill + -ing.

Etymology 2

From self- + killing.

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